Antique Red Wing Beater Jar – advertising – W.G. Parker – The Best of Everything – Farnum, Nebraska. Measures 5″ Height and 4 3/4″ Diameter. These pieces of stoneware were usually given as a Thank you gift to frequent customers or used as a premium gift. Always an extra bonus to have the advertising! The Red Wing Beater Jar has been an American kitchen classic for over 100 years. The rounded inside bottom hand-thrown piece makes it a breeze to mix salad dressings, eggs, sauces and marinades. Don’t miss adding this piece to your stoneware collection.
History of W.G. Parker and Farnum, Nebraska.
Mr. Parker was one of the first settlers in this Dawson County community. He homesteaded here in 1886 and after a few years became a clerk in a store operated by E. T. Buss and M. C. Divoll, in 1892. In 1896 he bought an interest in the business and in 1898 the Best Place Mercantile Store built a large building on the lots where the Ahrendts hardware is now located and with Mr. Buss, Mr. Divoll and T. H. Bailey they operated one of the largest stores in this section of Nebraska.
In February, 1914 the Best Place was destroyed by fire, and a short time following Mr. Parker rented the present location of the store and it has continued until the present. He took his two sons, Merton and Ralph into the business in 1928 and after Ralph moved to Orafino, two years ago, the business has been continued with his son Merton, which makes the present firm of W. G. Parker & Son.
